Primary Sources related to Specific Historical Topics
Often teachers and students are looking for specific primary sources about a historical topic. Below are links to get you started about common historical topics.
Many states also have primary source documents. The following states are examples of what you may find. This list is only a beginning.
The Gilder Lehman Institute of American HistoryThe Gilder Lehrman Institute's website, www.gilderlehrman.org, serves as a gateway to American history online with rich resources for educators, designed specifically for K-12 teachers and students.
Making of America
Making of America (MoA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology.
Women's History Primary Source Documents Source may be difficult for students to use. Would require deeper understanding by student of both topic and how to search for resources. Useful for specific direction on Women's history. Site does not seem like it is being updated.
Civil Rights
Civil Rights History The CRDL features a collection of unedited news film from the WSB (Atlanta) and WALB (Albany, Ga.) television archives held by the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia Libraries
Europe
Europeana
A link to over 6 million different documents. Europe focus. Not a site for beginners.
Eurodocs
Online Sources for European History. Primary and secondary sources about Europe
Holocaust DocumentsA Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
Produced by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology, This resource besides having primary documents about the Holocaust also has other activities and resources to use for teaching.
Primary Sources related to Specific Historical Topics
Often teachers and students are looking for specific primary sources about a historical topic. Below are links to get you started about common historical topics.
Many states also have primary source documents. The following states are examples of what you may find. This list is only a beginning.
Colorado
Texas
Maine
Georgia
The Gilder Lehman Institute of American HistoryThe Gilder Lehrman Institute's website, www.gilderlehrman.org, serves as a gateway to American history online with rich resources for educators, designed specifically for K-12 teachers and students.
Making of America
Making of America (MoA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology.
Also refer to Library of Congress links.
Women's History Primary Source Documents
Source may be difficult for students to use. Would require deeper understanding by student of both topic and how to search for resources. Useful for specific direction on Women's history. Site does not seem like it is being updated.
Civil Rights History
The CRDL features a collection of unedited news film from the WSB (Atlanta) and WALB (Albany, Ga.) television archives held by the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia Libraries
Europeana
A link to over 6 million different documents. Europe focus. Not a site for beginners.
Eurodocs
Online Sources for European History. Primary and secondary sources about Europe
WWW-VL: World History IndexEuropean History resource primary and secondary sites
D-Day Primary SourcesPrimary sources all about D-Day
See also: Library of Congress and Letters.
Holocaust DocumentsA Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
Produced by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology, This resource besides having primary documents about the Holocaust also has other activities and resources to use for teaching.